bishoprics
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bishoprics, plural;
/ˈbiSHəprik/,
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bishoprics, plural;
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The office or rank of a bishop
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A district under a bishop's control; a diocese
Web Definitions:
- (bishopric) diocese: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- (Bishopric (political)) A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office. ...
- (bishopric) A bishop and his two counselors.
- (bishopric [BISH-uh-prihk]) a diocese. from the Old English word meaning realm.
- (bishopric) Another term for diocese.